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Virginia Beach schools report summer learning reach: camps, ESY and Ready, Set, Kindergarten expanded
Summary
At the Aug. 12 workshop, division staff reported summer learning programs served thousands: 28 elementary camp sites, 2,057 students with 73% average attendance for summer learning camps, 1,292 students served with extended school year (ESY) services, and expansion of Ready, Set, Kindergarten to six Title I sites.
Division officials briefed the Virginia Beach School Board on summer learning programs and outcomes at the Aug. 12 administrative workshop, reporting that the division provided a range of preK-12 opportunities aimed at remediation, enrichment and extended services.
Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning Tom Quinn summarized summer offerings. At the elementary level, summer learning camps operated at 28 sites (13 Title I schools plus 15 additional elementary schools). Students attended four-and-a-half hours per day for 15 instructional days, focusing on literacy, numeracy, inquiry integration and STEM. The board heard that enrolled students attended, on average, 73% or more of camp days, equivalent to 2,057 students served across 28 sites. Title I schools also offered three-hour STEM camps immediately following camp; 161 students attended those STEM sessions.
The Ready, Set, Kindergarten program, piloted in 2024 at three Title I schools, was expanded in 2025 to six Title I schools. The division reported more than 70 students attended Ready, Set, Kindergarten this summer; staff said parents reported their children were "exhausted" in a positive way after the sessions.
Extended School Year services (ESY) were provided through individualized special education plans: eight elementary ESY sites and one high-school ESY cluster site served both middle and high school students; students served through CCEP were at one elementary site and the Renaissance Academy. The division reported ESY services to 1,292 students, an increase of 25 students over the prior year.
Secondary summer school offerings included in-person repeat courses July 7'July 30 and Virginia Beach Digital Campus (BBDC) online opportunities June 17'Aug. 5. Division data presented showed 1,830 registrations in digital campus courses this summer, with 1,782 students completing courses with a passing grade. Officials estimated about 80 additional candidates met graduation requirements thanks to summer work; a collective graduation ceremony for summer graduates was scheduled for Aug. 14 at the Convention Center at 6 p.m.
Quinn thanked teachers, coordinators and operations staff and credited collaborative partnerships, reporting that the summer programs impacted more than 6,000 students systemwide across all summer offerings.
